There were several events that led to the invention of the xerography. Chester Carlson was born on February 8, 1906 Seattle, Washington(Owen). His parents were Olof Adolph Carlson and Ellen Josephine Hawkins; Olof was a barber and suffered from arthritis in his spine and developed tuberculosis in his 30s(Owen) The family moved back and forth because of Olof’s health(Owen). The family finally settled down in the valleys, and they were very poor(Owen). By the time Chester was in high school he was the family’s provider(Owen). “Still, he managed to make good grades, especially in science, and began to think seriously about how he might use his talents” (Owen). He was fascinated by printing and graphic arts, when he was little his favorite toy was a typewriter(Owen). During his junior year his mother died of tuberculosis(Owen). Her death devastated him and for the next 25 years he was almost physically unable to speak of it(Owen). After high school he went to a nearby college for the next three years(Owen). He graduated in 1930 and he was hired by Bell Labs in New York City(Owen). Then one day a the idea hit him, later known as the xerography. He rented a laboratory and hired an assistant named Otto Kornei(Owen). One day soon after Kornei wrote the first xerography. As Calson watched the letters come out perfectly, he realized that this would change communication for ever. After that Carslon spent the next few years trying to find a company that would invest in his idea. He found one and put it out for sale, but the success didn’t come as fast, but it happened(Owen).
There were several events that led to the invention of the xerography. Chester Carlson was born on February 8, 1906 Seattle, Washington(Owen). His parents were Olof Adolph Carlson and Ellen Josephine Hawkins; Olof was a barber and suffered from arthritis in his spine and developed tuberculosis in his 30s(Owen) The family moved back and forth because of Olof’s health(Owen). The family finally settled down in the valleys, and they were very poor(Owen). By the time Chester was in high school he was the family’s provider(Owen). “Still, he managed to make good grades, especially in science, and began to think seriously about how he might use his talents” (Owen). He was fascinated by printing and graphic arts, when he was little his favorite toy was a typewriter(Owen). During his junior year his mother died of tuberculosis(Owen). Her death devastated him and for the next 25 years he was almost physically unable to speak of it(Owen). After high school he went to a nearby college for the next three years(Owen). He graduated in 1930 and he was hired by Bell Labs in New York City(Owen). Then one day a the idea hit him, later known as the xerography. He rented a laboratory and hired an assistant named Otto Kornei(Owen). One day soon after Kornei wrote the first xerography. As Calson watched the letters come out perfectly, he realized that this would change communication for ever. After that Carslon spent the next few years trying to find a company that would invest in his idea. He found one and put it out for sale, but the success didn’t come as fast, but it happened(Owen).